Month: January 2019

Run! Autistic N!ck Run! Fun Fact It’s a 4 min walk or 300m to Grand Ocean Park which is at the end of my street Fun Fact It’s a 600 m run in a full circle Fun Fact I run around it 8 times sometimes 9 if I can manage it! Fun Fact I cover… Continue reading Run! Autistic N!ck Run!→

Autism and Masking From a very early age I was ‘different’ to other children. I was an early learner, telling the time by the age of three and reading at four. I would often walk around with my head in a book and I would read at least one book a day. I was a… Continue reading Autism and Masking→

High-Functioning Autism Around 130,000 Australians live with Asperger's and High Functioning Autism (HFA), meaning that they have a diagnosis of Autism without intellectual disability. Approximately 97,000 of these Australians are men and women, aged 18 years and over, who experience the daily challenges of a largely overlooked, misunderstood, and yet highly complex and nuanced condition.… Continue reading High-Functioning Autism→

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUTISTIC NICK! FUN FACT - "Happy Birthday to You", also known as "Happy Birthday", is a song traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. FUN FACT - According to the 1998 Guinness World Records, it is the most recognised song in the English language, followed by "For He's a Jolly… Continue reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUTISTIC NICK!→